A specialized committee recommends banning headscarves in primary schools (grundskolen)... Here are the details

A government-appointed committee focused on minority women recommends banning girls from wearing headscarves in primary schools, since primary schools in Denmark mean all the stages preceding the secondary level known as Gymnasium, which students enter at approximately sixteen years of age.

According to the committee, the reason for this is the fact that wearing a headscarf shows that Muslim girls are different from Danish girls.

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Christina Krzyrusiak Hansen, chair of the committee and mayor of Holbeck, told Danish Broadcasting Corporation (DR): “Our focus is on ensuring that girls who do not have the same freedoms as us also have these freedoms. The issue of headscarves and girls who wear them at a very young age is a major concern.”.

According to the authority, the ban on headscarves in primary schools should apply to private schools, government schools, and independent schools.

In total, the committee this time presented nine recommendations addressing ethnic minority girls.

In addition to banning headscarves in schools, the committee recommends that children's groups in nurseries "should reflect the population." There should also be courses on modern Danish child-rearing "for parents from selected ethnic minorities.".

Sex education in primary schools should therefore be strengthened, according to a press release issued by the committee.

The committee was formed by the current Social Democratic government at the beginning of 2022.

According to the Ministry of Immigration and Integration, recommendations must be made on “how to ensure in Denmark that women of minority origins enjoy the same rights and freedoms as other Danish women.”.

Regarding the first meeting of the committee on March 8, which is International Women’s Day, it was announced that there would be three sub-recommendations during the following year.

The first part is about children, while the next part is about teenagers, young adults, and then adults.

Immigration and Integration Minister Kaar Dybvad Beik declined to comment to Danish Broadcasting Corporation (DR) on how the government views the recommendations issued by the committee.

It should be noted that the committee's recommendations are not binding on the Danish government and parliament.

(Source: Berlingske)